Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fungal lung infections are spreading to parts of the United States where they were once never seen — likely a result of climate change, experts say.To the average person, the term fungal infection may conjure …
Learn MoreMonkeypox Renamed MPox Amid Racism Concerns
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox still exists, but its name is being phased out over racism concerns.For the next year, the terms monkeypox and the new name mpox will be used interchangeably before the virus is permanently renamed m…
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Need for POCUS Guidelines for NICU
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) program should be developed for use in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a clinical report published online Nov. 28 in Pediatrics.Noting that use of …
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Adults With Hemophilia B
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) for the treatment of hemophilia B in adults.Hemgenix, an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy, is administere…
Learn MoreQOL Up With Pembrolizumab Versus Ipilimumab, HDI in Resected Melanoma
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with high-risk resected melanoma, adjuvant pembrolizumab improves quality of life (QOL) compared with standard of care with ipilimumab or high-dose interferon α 2b (HDI), according to a study publ…
Learn MoreVitamin D Supplementation Does Not Influence Growth in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D
Learn MoreAsthma Exacerbations Up After Relaxation of COVID-19 Restrictions
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions was associated with an increase in the incidence of COVID-19, non-COVID-19 acute respiratory infections (ARIs), and severe asthma exacerbations, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreCervical Cancer Incidence Up Among Women Ages 30 to 34 Years
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Between 2001 and 2019, cervical cancer incidence declined or remained stable among U.S. women except for those in the 30- to 34-year-old age group, according to a research letter published online Nov. 21 in th…
Learn MoreBenzodiazepines Tied to Drug Overdose in Young People With Sleep Disorders
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk for drug overdose among young people versus alternative pharmacologic treatments for common sleep disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 22 …
Learn MoreE-Cigarettes, Vaping Tied to Higher Cavity Risk
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarette or vaping users have a higher risk for developing dental caries, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.Karina F. Irusa, fro…
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